Bike Damaged in a Crash? Here’s What you can Do

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Nothing beats the feeling of riding your motorcycle on the open road. But in spite of your best plans, the road may still have traffic – or other hazards that cause your bike to crash; some situation could arise where all your skills can’t prevent an accident. There’s no need to panic if you do have an accident. You just have to know what to do. Follow these tips and you should be ok:

  • Check yourself. Check for obvious signs of injury, bleeding, fractures and so on. See if your helmet is in place. Whether you are hurt or not, make sure to get off the road. If you’re unable to stand up, ask a passerby to help you. If you have anyone with you, see if they are ok as well.
  • Call for help – whether it’s 911, friends or family – don’t delay that call. Don’t panic – stay calm till help arrives.
  • If you’re relatively unhurt try to assess the damage to your bike. If it’s bad, don’t panic thinking how will I even sell my bike now? Relax. Take as many pictures as you can from different angles. Usually, photos taken with Smartphones contain metadata and GPS coordinates of the photo’s location. This will be useful later on so that you can locate the exact spot later if required.
  • If you were involved in a collision with another vehicle, get their complete contact information. Check the phone number they give you by calling it immediately. This is especially important if you are not in your hometown or state.
  • If there are people around who actually saw the whole thing happening, take down their contact info and their statements – it may come in handy later.
  • Immediately call your insurance provider as well. Whether or not you may need them to pay the other party may be found at fault) make sure you inform them of the crash.
  • If you don’t already have one, get yourself a motorcycle lawyer as soon as you can. This way, even if the matter gets dragged to the court, you have a lawyer who is familiar with the intricacies of the case representing you.
  • Even if you feel that you were at fault, do NOT, under any circumstances, admit it to anyone; remember you are not legally required to do so.

Of course, it goes without saying, that if you get injured you need to follow the doctor’s orders completely.

If your bike is completely damaged in the crash, you can sell it to companies who buy scrap motorcycles; you will get a much better price than if you take it apart and sell the parts individually. We buy bikes regardless of the condition they are in; call on 877-751-8019 now to know more!

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Prevent Damage to Your Bike in a Crash with Frame Sliders

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If you’ve ever crashed your bike you know that it does not come cheap! With some sports bikes, just tipping them over in your garage may be enough to total them; of course, if this happens, you can always sell your motorcycle for cash and minimize your financial loss. So you need to give your bike some extra TLC to make sure that does not happen.

Riding a motorcycle is actually, physics. Momentum is made of speed and the mass of the moving object. When there is a collision, the change in momentum is measured to show how much force acts on the moving object – in this case you and/or your bike – to determine the extent of damage. Collision force = Change in Momentum/duration of the collision.

What is a frame slider?

While there are different designs of frame sliders, cylindrical ones are most common, and are usually made of hard plastic, nylon or aluminum. Ideally, they are mounted at the firmest part of your motorcycle chassis – usually, where the frame and engine meet.

How does a frame slider help?

A frame slider delays the time needed for the collision to complete and spreads out the impact force by allowing the bike to kind of slide to a stop, seemingly as in slow motion. This has two advantages: it lowers the force of the impact, and it reduces the total force your bike absorbs in a few important ways. Since the sliders are firmly attached to your bike’s frame or engine block, they protrude outwards and take the first hit in the event of the bike falling.

Frame sliders are especially useful when you’re riding the bike at low to medium speeds, or if it gets knocked over accidentally when stationary. Though it may not provide a great deal of security when riding at high speeds, it will still provide some kind of protection.

Of course, there’s always the chance that in spite of this protection, your bike gets badly damaged in a crash. In such a case you can still make some money from your bike.

At The Bike Buyers, we buy motorcycles in any condition – even if it’s not in a working condition. If you’ve got a bike that’s junk now, just give us a call at 877-751-8019. We will take a look at it, quote you a price and pick it up too!

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